Finalist no. 1: Lavash Bento by sherimiya

Explanation: “MisterMan gets lavash “pizza” with cheddar, mushrooms, spinach, semi-dried tomatoes and onions. The lavash is whole wheat, sprayed with olive oil and layered with ingredients before baking for just a few minutes. It is a hit with the kids, and easy to adapt to individual preference.

Finalist no. 2: Wheat Meat Stir Fry Bento by hapabento

Explanation: “Vegetarian Bento for Saba Man. The wheat meat (seitan) cooks perfectly in a stir fry. The texture is like chicken.”

So, your task is to vote for your favorite out of these two beautiful and healthy, and of course vegetarian, bentos. Difficult, I know! Send in your vote to contestvote [at] justhungry [dot] comby 23:59:59 CET on Friday June 27, 2009. The winner will get a $50 ‘shopping spree’ at From Japan With Love.

It’s now the semi-finals of the Vegetarian Bento Contest! The voting has been quite heavy (more than 700 votes cast in total!) and very close indeed.

Once again, please take a look carefully at each entry. Vote for your top 2 favorites from the list on or before 23:59:59 CET of Friday, June 19th, and send in your choices to contestvote [at] justhungry [dot] com. The two bento entries that gather the most votes will then go on for the Final Bento Showdown!

There are 15 semi-finalists, since there was actually a tie in one group. Here are your semi-finalists, in no particular order. continue reading...

Over 80 entries were submitted to the Vegetarian Bento contest! It’s pretty hard to look at so many bentos all at once, let alone judge them!

So, I’ve decided to divide them into groups, in the order they were submitted. The top two of each group will go on to Round Two, and so on, until we have the Last Bento Standing…I mean, one winner! continue reading...